2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | 's-Hertogenbosch | ||
| Dates | 26 August–1 September | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | HC Den Bosch | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 111 (5.55 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Loïck Luypaert (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Glenn Schuurman | ||
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The 2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 16th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 20 August to 1 September 2012.[1]
This tournament served as the European qualifier for the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six teams qualifying.[2]
Belgium won the tournament for the first time by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw. Germany won the bronze model by defeating France 8–0.[3]
The following eight team qualified based on their final positions in the 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championships.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 25 – 31 July 2010 | 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland | 6 | Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain |
| 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Vienna, Austria | 2 |  Scotland Wales | |
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
| 4 | Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August 2012 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 1 September 2012 | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 (3) | |||||
| 31 August 2012 | ||||||
| Belgium (p.s.o) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Belgium (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 1 September 2012 | ||||||
| Germany | 8 | |||||
| France | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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